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A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, anchored off the coast in Danang, Vietnam on Monday. Linh Pham/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

March 5, 2018 • The USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to spend four days at the port of Danang at a time of tensions over China's expansion in the South China Sea.

A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

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